Itinerary & Vlog: 3D2N BICOL (Legazpi + Sorsogon + Naga)

Hey! Hey! Hey! I am back again! I feel like a mushroom, lulubog, lilitaw. My last blog post was last October 2017. Have you checked it out? I was caught up with different things. Mehehe.. Anyway, this post is about the detailed itinerary we had last March 2018 when we went to Bicol.

We booked a joiner tour along with 11 cool travelers. A joiner tour is a group tour. You get to meet different people with different personalities. A trip will be set once minimum required number of joiners be met. We were fortunate to be with not "pasosyal, pabebe, arte arte" guys. Our driver was  Kuya Sebastian. We did not commute. We rode a Commuter Van with private driver. Expenses at the near end of this post.

DAY 0: TRAVEL TO BICOL

10:00 PM ETD from Laguna
01:00 PM ETA Legazpi

*15 hours of land transportation :D

DAY 1: LEGAZPI

01:00 PM Lunch at Cagsawa Park Eatery near AWS ATV site
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM Highlight of my day: ATV ride at River Trail, Forest Trail, Snake Trail, and Grassland
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Daraga Church, Legazpi
04:20 PM - 05:40 PM Hoyop Hoyopan Cave (we did not go inside we went there last March 2016)
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM Freshen up at accomodation
07:30 PM - 08:00 PM Legazpi Boulevard dinner and nightlife

DAY 2: SORSOGON

06:00 AM - 08:00 AM travel to Matnog Port, Sorsogon
09:20 AM - 09:50 AM Tikling Island where we saw wild boar
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Small Subic Beach
11:09 AM - 02:50 PM Big Subic Beach where we swam like kids and took photos like a model 😀
03:16 PM - 04:20 PM Juag Lagoon Fish Sanctuary where I felt like a mermaid >:))
04:50 PM Back to Matnog Port, buy plastic bag at market

DAY 3: NAGA

06:30 AM - 07:00 AM Check out and travel to Bulusan
07:00 AM - 07:30 AM Lake National Park (it was raining that time so we did not trek and ride Kayak)
08:15 AM - 08:30 AM Eat Lugaw with egg, drink coffee, and banyo break at eatery near Presidencia Ruins
08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Presidencia Ruins, Old Barcelona Church, Lighthouse
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM Penafrancia Basilica, offer a prayer with candle
01:45 PM - 03:45 PM Lunch at 1st Colonial Grill for their Sili Ice Cream & Pasalubong Hunting at Naga Market
03:45 PM - ETD from Bicol

DAY 4: HOME SWEET HOME
12:15 AM Arrival at Binan City

OTHER PLACES YOU CAN VISIT

Since this is not my first time to visit Bicol, here are other places you may add to your trip:

• Kawa-kawa Shrine
• Lignon Hill & Japanese Tunnel
• Embarcadero Legazpi
• Sleeping Lion
• Mayon Skyline
• Tiwi Ceramic Plant
• CWC or Camsur Wakeboarding Complex

TIPS

1. Check the weather in advance.
2. Plan your outfits (oyeah!) to avoid over packing. However, I am still guilty on this, according to Bebe. HAHAHA.
3. Review the itinerary so that you will not be a demanding tourist.
4. Bring camera and capture memories to be cherished forever coz nothing is forever. What??
5. Bring umbrella and always hydrate.
6. If there is a chance to pee, do so. You will not know how far the next restroom will be.
7. Respect to be respected. There will always be ups and downs during a trip. Even if you paid for something, you must respect people. Okay?
8. Galingan mong matulog sa haba ba naman ng byahe. Hehe.

ACTUAL EXPENSES
(On a per head basis, food expenses depends on your appetite)

3599 - Joiner fee inclusive of accomodation, land transportation, environmental fees and boat rental fee
 699 - ATV fee for SkyDrive Combo Trail
 200 - tip for Kuya since he gave me the best videos and photos during ATV ride
  50 - Hoyop Hoyopan Cave guide fee (if you are in a big group, 50 php per head, if you are about 3-5 pax, fixed price of 300 php per guide)
  20 - donation at Tikling Island
 100 - Tip to Kuya Ariel at Juag Lagoon Fish Sanctuary
 380 - Pasalubong goodies
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    5048 php
+ 1000 - estimate for food
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6,048 php


**If you want to contact our boatman, Kuya Ariel, who definitely loves his job and can run a position for councilor there due to popularity, here is his number: +639061073006


OUR NOT SO VLOG # 1: Click to play. Subscribe? Hahhaha.

The "Di Nangangausap Vlog"... maybe next time 😊

SOME PHOTOS I TOOK:

1st official meal @ 1PM

Kaya ako bumalik ng Bicol :D

Daraga Church

In front of Daraga Church

Hoyop Hoyopan Cave

Legazpi Boulevard (2016)

Cagsawa Ruins (2016)

Island Hopping

Monopod forevsss

Small Subic Beach

Monopod + Sand = Instant Tripod

Filipino Bayanihan Spirit in Action since Our Boat Moved Sidewards

Bulusan Lake

Kung may blogger jowa sila, ako ay may supportive shokoyta. HAHA.

Partial of Team Kuya Seb!

I plan to create individual post per destination since I did not elaborate here.
'til next time! Stay tuned! 😊